Mount Absalom | |
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Coordinates | 80°24′S 25°24′W / 80.400°S 25.400°W |
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Continent | Antarctica |
Parent range | Herbert Mountains |
Mount Absalom is the southernmost and highest (1,640 m) mountain of the Herbert Mountains, in the central part of the Shackleton Range. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) and named for Henry W.L. Absalom, a member of the Scientific Committee on the CTAE of 1955–58.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Absalom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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